Colorado's 2nd Senate district
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| Registration | 40.8% Republican 18.3% Democratic 38.9% No party preference | ||
| Demographics | 78% White 4% Black 13% Hispanic 1% Asian 1% Native American 1% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 3% Other | ||
| Population (2018) | 153,388[1] | ||
| Registered voters | 111,657[2] | ||
Colorado's 2nd Senate district is one of 35 districts in the Colorado Senate. It has been represented by Republican Jim Smallwood since 2023. Prior to redistricting the district was represented by Republicans Dennis Hisey and Kevin Grantham.[3][4]
Geography
[edit]District 2 covers suburbs and exurbs of Colorado Springs and other parts of central Colorado, including all of Clear Creek, Fremont, Park, and Teller Counties and parts of El Paso County. Communities in the district include Idaho Springs, Georgetown, Fairplay, Cañon City, Florence, Lincoln Park, Penrose, Cripple Creek, Woodland Park, Fountain, Cascade-Chipita Park, Ellicott, Fort Carson, and parts of Security-Widefield.[5]
The district overlaps with Colorado's 2nd and 5th congressional districts, and with the 13th, 18th, 19th, 20th, 21st, 39th, 47th, and 60th districts of the Colorado House of Representatives.[6]
Recent election results
[edit]Colorado state senators are elected to staggered four-year terms. The old 2nd district held elections in midterm years, but the new district drawn following the 2020 Census will hold elections in presidential years.
Incumbent Senator Dennis Hisey was redistricted to the 11th district and is seeking re-election there in 2022; 4th district Senator Jim Smallwood, meanwhile, will hold the 2nd district seat beginning in 2023.[7]
2018
[edit]| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Dennis Hisey | 12,818 | 57.9 | |
| Republican | Stephanie Luck | 9,302 | 42.1 | |
| Total votes | 22,120 | 100 | ||
| Democratic | Beth Hart Harz | 6,813 | 74.1 | |
| Democratic | Dennis Obduskey | 2,383 | 25.9 | |
| Total votes | 9,196 | 100 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Republican | Dennis Hisey | 42,531 | 65.3 | |
| Democratic | Beth Hart Harz | 22,583 | 34.7 | |
| Total votes | 65,114 | 100 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
2014
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Kevin Grantham (incumbent) | 38,895 | 74.9 | |
| Green | Martin Wirth | 13,019 | 25.1 | |
| Total votes | 51,914 | 100 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
Federal and statewide results
[edit]| Year | Office | Results[10] |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | President | Trump 62.7 – 34.2% |
| 2018 | Governor | Stapleton 60.8 – 34.3% |
| 2016 | President | Trump 64.1 – 27.9% |
| 2014 | Senate | Gardner 62.1 – 30.3% |
| Governor | Beauprez 62.2 – 31.2% | |
| 2012 | President | Romney 60.8 – 36.4% |
Senators
[edit]| Representatives | Party | Years of service |
|---|---|---|
| Kenneth Kester | Republican | January 8, 2003 – January 12, 2011 |
| Kevin Grantham | Republican | January 12, 2011 – January 4, 2019 |
| Dennis Hisey | Republican | January 4, 2019 – January 9, 2023 |
| Jim Smallwood | Republican | January 9, 2023 – present |
References
[edit]- ^ "State Senate District 2, CO". Census Reporter. Retrieved April 10, 2020.
- ^ "Total Registered Voters by State Senate District, Party, and Status" (PDF). Colorado Secretary of State. Retrieved April 10, 2020.
- ^ "Senator Dennis Hisey". Colorado General Assembly. Retrieved April 10, 2020.
- ^ "Colorado State Senate District 2". Ballotpedia. Retrieved April 10, 2020.
- ^ "Final Plans Approved by the Court". Colorado Redistricting - General Assembly. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
- ^ David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved April 10, 2020.
- ^ Evan Wyloge and Marianne Goodland (November 24, 2021). "With new state House and Senate maps, let the games begin". Colorado Politics. Retrieved July 30, 2022.
- ^ "2018 Abstract of Votes Cast" (PDF). Colorado Secretary of State. Retrieved July 5, 2022.
- ^ "2014 Abstract of Votes Cast" (PDF). Colorado Secretary of State. Retrieved July 5, 2022.
- ^ "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved April 10, 2020.